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MIX of Styles

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Who are your favorite artists?

I love music 🎶.

Love singing and dancing whether swinging to a classic of Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston jamming out to the 90s to 2000s of Beyonce, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Drake, and Nelly.

Or with Disney and Nickelodeon start-offs to famous singers nowadays like Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, and Sabrina Carpenter.

In the 2010s of artists that made me excited and either sing on the bus ride home or just bust out. For instance, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Meghan Trainor, Justin Bieber, and Ed Sheeran.

Even love my foreign artists with Spanish grooves and beats; Daddy Yankee, Becky G, Bad Bunny and Shakira.

Speaking of foreign artists with nice voices, being a fan of Bollywood films, with A.R. Rahman, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Sherya Ghoshal, Alka Yagnik, and God rest her soul Lata Mangeshkar.

Also with finding a new genre of K-pop with being a big fan of groups of BLACKPINK, BTS, and SEVENTEEN.

How can I forget about my native 2nd home with Nigerian artists like Davido, Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Rema, Omah Lay, Fireboy DML and Flavor.

So who are my favorite artists?

Well…..I guess I got a lot 😁

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Singing and Dancing

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What is your favorite hobby or pastime?

I’m bound to find a couple of hobbies that make me really excited. But the original ones that I do have that I do in my pastime is singing and dancing.

Well, like finding new songs and singing along to them or singing really cool organic songs with the nice beat or powerful lyrics.

Dancing is always a love of mine. Any type that I am trying to find new styles for that I can learn.

For instance, if I hear a good song on America’s Got Talent and I haven’t heard that before. I want to know where it’s from, and I really want to resonate with its message, the beat and the tone, and the lyrics.

Another instance, if I watch my favorite Bollywood movies, I would love to dance along with the dancing moments because it’s really fun. Or if I find a popular song, then I just dance along with my own kind of moves.

The point in question is that I love to do them both. And it’s mostly that I love the musical side of it.

I am trying to get more into it with learning new songs and changing my playlist with new types of genres like jazz, 90s, reggae, hip hop, country, K-pop Spanish, French, even with foreign and sometimes a slow instrumental, it’s very good to listen to.

Also, trying to learn different dance styles to help my confidence at there is a ballroom class near me. And I would love to learn different stylesBecause I do love dancing along in the moments with the popular show Dancing with the Stars. It has been an interest of mine.

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No Need to Be Perfect or Control

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Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life.

As a kid, I wouldn’t say I was too pressured.

But I did not get the grades in the subjects that my parents approved of….

There would be harsh and negative judgment and that caused me to put so much pressure and be hard and critical in my own self-reflection.

So much so, when I got a bad grade like a C or B- in grade school to college. I would cry for an hour and say such horrible things to myself. I would want to control the outcome and when things didn’t go my way, it would feel like the end of my life.

Like…I’m so stupid, Why can’t I get this right, I have no brain 😔

The instant experience or action that led to a change was in 2024. When I was depressed for a couple after I failed a big exam and others passed. I put such a comparison and felt stupid because it was a familiar subject and I couldn’t remember from college after the pandemic.

Then my brother told me to take a trip for my self-care and get into a new environment and erase everything and live in the moment.

So I did, it was the best decision. It was like a refresh and when I got back home. I googled what I can listen to for self-care and change. Because I was not in a good state of mind, I decided to focus and start a lifestyle journey that I am still continuing.

My first 2 podcasts that helped me so much even today.

  • Mel Robbins
  • Jay Shetty

2 Quotes that helped change my thought process and still help me today.

I may not be perfect, but I am worthy – Mel Robbins

Mel Robbins discusses in her podcasts, in a lot of episodes that chasing perfection is a trap that prevents true progress and acceptance of oneself. 

I took that into account because I am a people pleaser and it was for other people I needed to be perfect, and set an amazing standard that I didn’t accept myself, no one can be good or excel at everything.

The externals will never be perfect, and the goal isn’t perfection. Life is not going to go your way. You have to go your way and take life with you. Understanding this will help you be prepared for whatever may come – Jay Shetty

After hearing that on many of his podcasts episodes with experts I psychology and human behavior.

I really sat with myself. Everyone’s life has its ups and downs and you cannot control everything in life, you can only control yourself, your actions, and make yourself happy.

I am still reminding myself because as I go through the stressful and bad times, I forget. So I just write it down and remind myself what I can control and grateful for.

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Silence….No Drama Good Books….Meditate

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What brings you peace?

Silence and nice sounds in the morning give a sense of peace

As a quiet person who now realizes a good part of “The Let Them Theory” and focuses on myself more to just live peaceful.

I don’t get involved in people’s issues, problems, gossip, or rumors because that brings a headache on its on.

If people speak about me…Let Them

Don’t try to control people or anything because it’s more peaceful.

Meditation and reading a good book are methods that bring me peace.

Just not thinking and relaxing and putting my mind into learning something new and not staring at a screen gives a good peaceful mind.

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A Mix of an Anime World – Alternate

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Describe your life in an alternate universe.

I’m such a huge anime fan, that if I had to choose an alternate universe to explain my life in there….

It can be between 2 options, so why not both? 😄

Option 1: Alternative Universe (One Piece)

I wake up on the top of my big pirate ship… 🚢

Sun beams through and one my crew members calls me down for breakfast

Quickly change and get ready and hop on a nearby rope and swing down and land on my vice captain and my medical help and laugh together

And go into the kitchen to a nice meal and loud fussing of my 12 pirate crew

We all laugh and play around

If there is any trouble, I will help defend and fight to get the navy off my back

Escaping and challenging myself to next big threat

So in summary, my life would be carefree and finding adventure and meeting so much people and feeling free on the sea. 😉

Option 2: Alternate Universe (Detective Conan)

Waking up in a big mansion in my house with my family, 2 big brothers and one big sister. 😀

My parents would be well-known and give me more freedom and fewer restrictions.

My brothers would be a police officer high executive and the other would be an entertainer. My sister would be a doctor that is overly cautious.

Me… I would be in high school and working to be a detective like the main character.

Also, I would work with the police department as a consultant to help with cases no matter how dangerous.

I’ll wake up doing the nice routine and say hello my family members. Mom and Dad are off on a business trip but still have the make time to video call us.

My 3 or 4 classmates comes to pick me up for school and we all work together.

I would an acquaintance that I argue, but it will be one of those instances where I argur with him all thr time but don’t know when I start to fall for him

I would have a scientist as friend with a small family friend that helps me and build me different I can use.

I use a scooter or electric scooter to get places and have the wind in my hair where I can  do what I would like.

I would have lots of hobbies, one being karate, karuta or dance that I could go.

Still having responsibilities but feeling more me and better.

Summary in  this alternative would be a smart high school girl detective who helps when there is trouble that lurks in any corner and be sharp like Sherlock Homles or Ms. Marple.

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Take a Break & Journal Your Thoughts

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What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?

Mental Health is something I did not consider important, until 3 years ago I got wiser and had a lot of personal factors….something that took me to a very low point in my life and I didn’t know how to get out.

So I just thought and searched online what is something I can do to improve my mornings and not feel depressed….

And some strategies that I found out…

1. Try and make a routine to help lessen the load. With mornings and evenings.

2. Add small healthy habits slowly to help your mental and physical well-being.

3. Exercise although tiring and hard at first can go a long way and helps…

4. Don’t wait to start something or learn something new just do it.

5. Meditation and time to yourself is a very important factor that is healthy to add.

6. Journaling your thoughts, fears, aspirations, anger, joy, sadness, and happiness is a good outlet to release stress 

7. Planning out meals brought a new joy and improved my mental health because I don’t feel the need to rush or stuck in confusion.

8. Take a break during the day…too much time on one or multiple things will lead to burnout.

I am still reading and looking at some more good advice to add to help me but I still keep on trying. 🙂

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Take a Risk to Venture Off

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What are your future travel plans?

Well, since traveling to 2 places for the first time out in the world…

One is Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Wonderful place and will definitely go to take a trip back in the future.

Second was Cuba, a budget-friendly place that had beautiful weather, but it will take a different accommodation to make me go back.

That being said, I would like to visit more tropical places and areas of historical value and learn about the culture around the world.

If I were to write down a list…

  1. Jamacia
  2. Spain
  3. Italy
  4. Switzerland
  5. Fiji
  6. Barbados
  7. Maldives
  8. Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka)
  9. Bali
  10. Bora-Bora
  11. Dubai
  12. China (Great Wall)
  13. Machu Pichu
  14. Cape Town
  15. Tanzania
  16. Florida – Need on trip to Disneyland at least once
  17. London
  18. Barcelona
  19. Sydney, Australia
  20. Paris France
Around the World

It’s a bit of a long list but I really would love to see you around the world and learn more.

I would try probably for some budget-friendly as I am right now.

But I pray and believe that step by step, I can get the chance to visit those places and even more across the world.

I’m even interested in going and traveling around where I live right now in Canada.

Because for 25 years, I haven’t even seen around the country where I was born. So for starters, I would love to see the great Baniff Park. How about taking a trip to see Vancouver?

Take a trip to Montreal, see the culture of Quebec City, and even some of the Northwest Territories, or a little bit up in Calgary, just for a change.

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The Little Things Matter

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What’s your definition of romantic?

In my terms… romantic doesn’t have to be the big or huge grand gestures to show affection to a person.

Those are okay in a while…but not my definition

For me, it’s just the little things that do matter. Because they impact the person more than they thought, they did.

Hmm, for example, if my partner cook something from me after a long day.

Or us doing activities together that will help strengthen our bond and have great quality time.

Or even helping around and remembering just unique things about me that I forgot a long time ago that would be a good romantic gesture.

Hmm, a definition of romantic is a small or even medium gesture to show that he cares about me.

One person asked me, would you rather accept a $5000.00 designer or exclusive roses or a good evening dinner out/a nic3 trip with a small gesture with a single flower that meant something to you?

I chose the second option. Because it really reflects how the person it knows me and it’s the little stuff that we can just enjoy each other’s company.

Why would I waste money or accept something exclusive that won’t last long or that is just the basics when I can have a much more romantic and thoughtful time making more memories that last a lifetime with the person that I will love the most?

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Prayer and Reminders

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How do you express your gratitude?

How I always expressed my gratitude, it’s something that I didn’t really pay attention before until I really got a hard look and heard a very good work famous motivation video from Steve Harvey that really changed my objective of thinking.

One thing that I always express my gratitude is by praying in the morning and at night, and I express gratitude for even the smallest things that I have right now.

Another thing that I’ve started is my new habit is writing down affirmations.

Both of them help my mental health and my attitude in the morning and when I go to bed at night, which is one of the most important times for a good day to start and end.

Gratitude Motivational Video – Youtube
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Sweet Salmon & Potatoes

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What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten?

The most delicious thing that I have eaten was when I was in Dominican Republic 🇩🇴  and one of Riu Bambu Restaurants

It was a wonderful grilled Salmon with sweet potato fries with a nice chocolate dessert that was like a s’more that I wanted to have more.

It was amazing because I never had sweet potato french fries with an interesting side, with the taste of the well-cooked salmon made the night better. 😋